Rally in Northwest????

[XS1100carbon]

2014 Rally

Let's put a NW rally together this year. Who's up for one? I'm just outside Seattle. Love to host one if possible.

[Crusty Snippets]

Hi Geezer.
I got constructively dismissed, so I guess I am constructively retired.
Decided to spend this year building. First a shed for my tools and the bikes.
Then clean up a boat and sell it. Then build a garage which will be my residence for a while.
Were about in OR are you. I have been to Portland often, down I5 a few times and up 97 and 395 from Nevada.
New quite a few bike riders in the Portland area during the seventies.
Many raced at the track, others road motocross and or worked in the bike business. I went around the track plenty of times.
Remember one day it was 102 and pretty warm in black leathers.
A friend worked on the police bikes in Portland.
Hope the aches and pains are not slowing you down too much.
Unkle Crusty

[Geezer]

I've given up on hosting a rally. I'm too arthritic to ride long distances and I have too much pain in general to camp out. I may take up riding smaller bikes but that's another discussion...

I'm hoping to start a west coast meeting of the minds at my place. I still have too much renovating to do here so I can't do it this year. One of the things I plan for here is a large covered concrete pad in front of the garage and fence it in. Sort of an outside garage. I plan the space for bike parking and a home for my bike lift. Anyway this would be a good place for tech sessions maybe once or twice a year.

Geezer

[XS1100 Newbie]

Whoever has the power to close it, should go ahead and do it. I started it, but don't know that i can close it.

[MaximPhil]

Damn Polls

With a 60 / 40 split can someone make a decision and close this POLL ?
Rally threads with a destination and date are interesting even if we can not attend. Ancient polls are not interesting.
End of rant.
Phil

[Crusty Snippets]

Suzuki

Hi Gryphon.
Not sure why I did not reply to this earlier.
My other bike is an SV1000S Suzuki.
I like the sport bike style with the better suspension, less weight and more giddy up. Also had an SV650S which was a nicer bike in many aspects. Smoother engine, lighter weight, but nowhere near the grunt of the bigger bike.
The Yami engine is smoother than the V twin Suzuki, but there is no comparing the handling, or weight. I will slowly work at making Yami handle better.
I will be back in White Rock on Monday 03 December.

Unkle Crusty

[gryphon51]

Yami is for two up riding and the Suzuki is my solo bike.

Uncle Crusty

Lemme guess.... VStrom??

it is my obsession......

[mrossotto]

Rally place

Hey, I'm new to this so I hope that you don't mind my two cents. Diamond Lake,Or is nice it has 240 camp sites, its close to crater lake and it offers fishing, boat rentals and horse back riding. Check it out on line. Mike

[Crusty Snippets]

South from BC

Crusty, you're right, it's a great ride.

On Andreas' advice I took the 20 east from below Osoyoos to the 21 south, then down to Grand Coulée and continued south to Salt Lake City, UT. It's one heck of a lot of scenery to take in but it's worth the trip!

Staying inland as in East of the Cascade range, Hwy 395 and 97 will get you from BC to Reno.
There is scenery, winding roads, small towns ( population 41 ) cute place names ( Weed ) big trees and much more.
Ah the Pacific North West, great place to ride.
I am mostly on Vancouver Island but do trips on the mainland whenever I can.

Yami is for two up riding and the Suzuki is my solo bike.

Uncle Crusty

[3Phase]

Crusty, you're right, it's a great ride.

On Andreas' advice I took the 20 east from below Osoyoos to the 21 south, then down to Grand Coulée and continued south to Salt Lake City, UT. It's one heck of a lot of scenery to take in but it's worth the trip!

[Crusty Snippets]

Osoyoos and other parts.

Osoyoos is a desert area at the bottom of BC about 200 miles inland.
It is hot and dry in the summer and a unique area. North of Wenatchee for the WA folks. There is usually a bike event in Twisp WA in July. Hwy 20 from the left hand side of WA is a ride to remember and a must do.
Mrs Snippets and I are thinking of going to Sturgess in 011.
The entire area to the right of the Cascade Mountains is great to ride. Can be chilly in the evenings, but very little rain. The routes over the Cascades and also cool. I90 in WA is the least winding. Stevens Pass, Hwy 20, Hope Princeton are more winding, while the Coquihala and Connector a little less.
All are worth the ride.

Uncle crusty

[3Phase]

Heh, I still haven't unpacked or cleaned the bike but the neighbors complained about where I parked so I had to move the bike off the street and put it in the garage.

I'll start the tedious cleanup and PMCS tomorrow, today I'm goofing off and idly considering how much it would cost to pay some of the local fun-loving feral children to T.P. a house.

[motoman]

Thanks for the phone call.....glad to hear you safely made it back home.....and as you stated to me....."IB riders got absolutely nothing on me". Believe that with those couple 1000 milers in less than 24hr......and on a stock seat besides.

[XS1100 Newbie]

Glad to hear you made it home in one piece. Get some rest, and then check the bike over.

[3Phase]

I made it home tonight ~ 4:30PM. I'm tired and really enjoying sitting on something that won't fall over if I don't put my feet down but it was a great ride!